Tuesday, June 22, 2010

I am now in the process of quitting coffee, yet AGAIN! The last attempt was disastrous; hideous cravings, headaches, sluggishness galore! But, here comes the but, I have been feeling lightheaded and strangely tired and have linked these feeling to coffee (I drink coffee, I feel bad, I don't drink coffee, I feel better). Time to quit AGAIN, sigh....

I was pretty good for 4 days and then got up and felt the need for a little lift and met Miss Scilla and her husband Mike at Starbucks and promptly wreaked myself on a Venti peppermint mocha latte, extra hot with whipped cream and sprinkles. Bad.... bad Emily. Michael even nudged me into picking up a Starbucks card, which I am glad to say, I didn't load up with money. To make matters worse, I went back yesterday and got a decaf Venti peppermint mocha latte, iced this time and felt rotten and couldn't even finish it.

Have you ever been intimidated by your own blog? I think my fear of failure has been keeping me from posting for quite awhile now and I'm going to make an effort to get past that. Let me try to bring you all up to date on what's been going on since I last left a posting.

1. The Body Ecology Diet works pretty well. It's not a cure really because when I eat badly my symptoms come back. I tried to go off coffee (as she recommends) and had a HUGE backlash of cravings that knocked me off the diet for several weeks. Failure number one. 'Twas not too pleased about that. I decided that coffee will just have to stay until I'm better and can cope with the withdrawal. I did this for a month or so before I got going on the probiotics, etc.

2.Dr. Ohhira's probiotics are very good. I got some obvious results by taking them. It cut down on the pasty tongue and cravings. I was on them for a couple months and then went off them for 3 weeks as I ran out of money and the pasty tongue came back a bit so I'll be going back on them soon.

3.Candex. I took it with the Dr. O'Hira's, so I'm not sure if it's necessary or not. It didn't bother me and I quit taking it when I ran out of money so I may take it again. Not sure yet... I may try to use it topically to combat my vaginal yeast infection, which is still with me. Grrrrr....

4. The Terminator II Zapper. I haven't said anything up till now about the zapper, which I found out about from David Wolfe. He says he has been using one for years and found it to be VERY helpful for eliminating candida and parasites. Per David, it's best effects come from long term everyday use. I decided to go for it and I have to say that it really cut down on my cravings to the point where I feel more normal around food. My usual normal is to start eating and then go crazy with the cravings until I go to sleep. Now I can have a meal and feel OK until several hours later when I need to eat again. This is VERY new for me! I cannot eat anything bad (i.e. stuff with high fructose corn syrup or MSG) without getting cravings but to be able to eat regular food and stay sane is just heavenly!

The short explanation about the zapper is that it kills candida and parasites by sending a mild electrical current into the skin that makes the blood more alkaline. Apparently candida and parasites thrive in an acid environment.

It doesn't hurt to use it as the current is very mild. It will start tingling if you leave it in one place for too long. I move mine around a lot. It's only design flaw is that it's bulky, doesn't have a device to strap it on with and is impractical to wear out of the house if you're a woman. Mine keeps falling out of my bra, as I tend to bend over a lot. David Wolfe wears his in his undies! That just doesn't work for me. More on this in another post....

6. The Barefoot Connections grounding sheet. Another find from David Wolfe. He's just full of interesting info! This sheet plugs into a grounded wall socket and recreates the electromagnetic effect of sleeping on the ground in connection with the earth's magnetic field. The short story on this is that we need to be grounded to the earth to stay healthy. Since so many of us wear rubber/plastic shoes, live in cities and never go to the beach or play barefoot on the grass and are bombarded with other electromagnetic fields all day, we are becoming progressively more and more messed up.

I haven't slept well for about 10 years and usually I toss and turn all night and wake up feeling clubbed, groggy and grumpy. Not a particularly nice way to get up and go through the day. I have large dark circles under my eyes and almost never feel rested.

I thought, if I could get a good night rest I might just have a chance at improving my health in a very dramatic way so I want ahead and bought one. The first two nights sleeping with this thing were uneventful. Then on the third night I practically passed out as soon as I went to bed and was out cold until I woke up the next morning. Ahhhhhh, it worked! Right now I'm in LOVE with the thing. I'll be taking it with me when I go visiting this summer. I'll be using it forever....

7. I'll be designing a workout/meditation room and starting up a exercise routine in the near future. Sigh.... that should be interesting (do you hear the sarcasm dripping off this last remark?). Don't get me started....

I have a bunch of recipes that I'm getting ready to post soon (cold poached salmon ceasar salad, ginger soy and a spicy slaw dressing and a Greek chicken bake) and will be looking into DMSO and MSM.

Sunday, March 7, 2010

Here are a few goodies that I hope will be instrumental in helping me kill off my candida problem. All of these products (except the Candex, which I found myself) were recommended by Truth Calkins and were products that he used to rid himself of Candidiasis. His information can be found on David Wolfe's subscription site - The Best Day Ever.

Kyolic Garlic helps with liver toxicity (which you have if you have candida, as it produces ugly toxins), immunity and improving the cardiovascular system. It also helps to maintain healthy cholesterol levels already in a normal range, enhance circulation, support immune function, help fight stress and fatigue, and maintain health function of the liver and nerves.

Candex uses fiber digesting enzymes to break down the cell wall of candida (and all other fungal organisms). They claim that this allows for the yeast to be destroyed with little die off symptoms because the enzymes in the candex "eat" the yeast and this means that your body doesn't have to "clean up" the dead yeast cells.

Pau D'arco is a bark can be used as a tea, tincture or powdered and capped up. It's anti-fungal, antiviral and antiparisitic. It can also be used to treat cancer. Pau d'Arco is known to strengthen the body's immune system. It's is a known treatment for: candida and other fungus, viruses such as polio and influenza, arthritis, diabetes, parasites, bacteria, cancer, liver disease, fever, venereal and rheumatic disorders, skin disorders such as eczema, herpes and the mange, and more.

Dr. Ohhira's probiotic uses 12 strains of friendly bacteria, naturally occurring FOS (prebiotic nutrient important to intestinal well-being), 4 organic acids (helps establish the proper pH environment in the colon) and important micronutrients, including vitamins, minerals and amino acid to restore the balance of intestinal microflora. This is very important to a healthy immune system and overall good health. The ingredients are hand-gathered from the mountains and seas of Japan. These various vegetables, fruits, seaweeds, roots, mushrooms, barks, leaves and herbs are blended using ancient Japanese traditions and are naturally fermented.

My sister had a problem with Dr. Ohhira's probiotics. It gave her ugly mood swings, so she had to give it up. I had my first two yesterday and haven't had any noticeable problems yet.

I have a few herbal things coming in the mail yet too; horsetail, reishi, a pau d'arco powder and goldenseal, all of which I plan to cap up and take as an anti-fungal. I have still to locate Spilanthes and black walnut powder. I may just take a black walnut tincture which I have already. I'm also looking into Calendula and lemon grass.

I was going to implement everything at once, but it was too stressful to wait any longer to get things going, so I'm just going to incorporate each new item as I get them and can figure out how to crow bar them into my day.

Right now I'm taking 1 cap of Ohira's and 2 caps of Candex first thing in the morning and right before bed. The key for both these products is to take them on an empty stomach and with a full glass of water. I'm making 2 caps of the Kyolic garlic and taking them with 2 meals a day (that's 4 caps total).

I'm going to do this for a week and see if I get too much die off. If all seems well, I'll add back my earlier Hydrogen Peroxide protocol. It wiped me out earlier, but I'm going to give it another go. Die off be damned!

About Me

I'm an ex-graphic designer hiding out from Corporate American by designing itty-bitty clothes for Blythe and blogging all about it.
On the side, I bitch, whine, moan and complain about my health and weight issues while I try to do something about them...